Pediatric Behavioral Health Clinic

The School Psychology program supports three main centers for research, practice,
and training: The Pediatric Behavioral Health Clinic, the Obesity and Behavior Disorders
Lab, and the Standard Assembly and Visual Analysis of Graphical Effects Lab. In addition,
other psychology faculty in the department maintain research labs and clinics for
graduate student training.

The Pediatric Behavioral Health Clinic (directed by Dr. Brad%20Dufrene) provides an opportunity for school psychology graduate students to work directly
with children and their parents, under direct supervision of faculty members. The
Center serves multiple functions including service to children and families in the
region, research, clinical training, and external funding generation in the forms
of grants and external contracts.

The clinic offers assessment and intervention services for children, adolescents,
and young adults who are having learning problems and/or school/home behavioral and
emotional problems. Specialty services offered by the clinic include evaluation and
treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorders, assessment and treatment for tic disorders,
including Tourette's Disorder, and comprehensive evaluation and treatment services
for ADHD. Graduate students are assigned cases in the Pediatric Behavioral Health
Clinic as partial fulfillment of their practicum duties.

The clinic also offers consultation services to area schools and Head Start agencies.
Consultation services include independent evaluations, consultation and training for
system-wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), consultation and
training for Response to Intervention (RtI), and individual behavioral consultation.

The Obesity and Behavior Disorders Lab is directed by Dr. Brad A. Dufrene. Dr. Dufrene’s lab currently includes one grant
funded project that is evaluating the effects of a parenting program on proximal obesogenic
behaviors and factors that may be related to obesity in preschool children. Additionally,
Dr. Dufrene’s lab includes a variety of student projects that are testing consultation
and intervention procedures that reduce Head Start children’s risk for developing
emotional and behavioral disorders. If you are interested in undergraduate or graduate
opportunities in Dr. Dufrene’s lab, please contact him at brad.dufreneFREEMississippi.